Lecture by Professor Alain Brossat Keywords: War, Global North, Ukraine-Russia, Taiwan-China, “democracy” Header image “War?” by My Photo Journeys is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. One of the paradoxical effects of propaganda is that instead of keeping us alert, it anesthetizes us. When you have been told for years that […]
Article by Nguyen Thi Trang Abstract: This paper presents the development of Vietnamese cinema in early French Indochina. It argues that the French introduced cinema to Vietnam to achieve its colonial goals. Furthermore, Vietnamese workers in the film industry and business people looking for new investment opportunities transferred the industry’s technology […]
Article by Katarzyna Szpargala. Abstract: Technology maintains a central place in our society. However, its impact and benefits are the subjects of numerous debates and interpretations. The growth of the internet’s importance for the socio-political and personal lives of millions led to the increase in digital inequalities that reflect deeper […]
Article by Hanh T. L. Nguyen Abstract: This article explores the continuities and discontinuities of prostitution in the three most recent periods in Vietnam’s history: the French colonial era (1884-1954), the second Indochina war (1955-1975), and the Đổi Mới era (1986-now). The absence of a discussion of prostitution between 1975 […]
Article by Taniah Mahmuda Tinni & Shafinur Nahar. Abstract: Wolfgang Fritz Haug discusses how capitalism exploits the phenomenon of commodity aesthetics from their economic foundations to develop and present them within their systematic connections through the use of sexuality and appearance in advertising inside the capitalist structure. Followed by such […]
Article by Piotr Pawel Skora. Abstract: The idea of convenience, constantly wielded by platforms like Uber as an attractive feature of their services, is built on several assumptions. One of them is the idea of the “cloud” as an unproblematic, ethereal, and comfortable connection between users, providers, data analysis systems, […]
Article by Fernan Talamayan. Abstract: This preliminary study analyzes various issues surrounding Foodpanda, a popular online food and grocery delivery platform. Combining information on the platform’s scoring system with riders’ sentiments, the study unpacks contemporary technologies’ creation of new tools for exploitation and various allegations of unfair labor practices to […]
Article by 胡明. Abstract Almost two years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy has not been ready to stage a post-recession recovery. Political divisions have intensified, globally and nationally, making it worse. The ubiquity and high accessibility of social media has propelled #Fakenews into the public discourse, […]
